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Hartford Court
2005 Sevens Bench Vineyard Pinot Noir
89 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Silky and refined, this pleasant Pinot is light in body, with transparent flavors of cherries, cola, licorice, spices and oak, and a touch of leathery funk. It's young and seems obvious now, but it's holding its wealth. Give it until 2008 to begin drinking, and should develop through the decade.

Byron
2005 Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir
88 Points Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Issue 135 - 88 POINTS

Medium red. Sexy, strongly perfumed bouquet evokes wild strawberry, redcurrant and bitter cherry. Tangy red berry flavors are firmed by silky tannins and given a boost on the finish by lively acidity. Finishes with suave oak and cherry skin character and lingering sweetness. I like the combination of sweetness and bitterness here.

Byron
2005 Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
87 Points Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Issue 135 - 87 POINTS

Medium red. Jammy raspberry and cherry aromas offer straightforward, uncomplicated appeal. Ripe, dark fruits on the palate, with soft tannins, lowish acidity and good cling. Soft, easygoing and relatively full, with fruit and texture reminiscent of grenache.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2005 High Sands Grenache
93 Points Jay S. Miller, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2005 Grenache High Sands is dark ruby-colored with aromas of spice box, garrigue, lavender, and black cherry. This leads to a wine with gobs of spicy black cherry and black raspberry fruit, full-body, and excellent balance. There is plenty of silky tannin and a long pure, finish. Give it 3-5 years to evolve and drink it through 2025.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2005 Shiraz McLaren Vale
92 Points Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2005 Shiraz is purple-colored with an expressive perfume of cedar, smoke, game, blueberry, and blackberry. Full-bodied with a broad palate and mouth-coating fruit, it has outstanding depth, tons of black fruit flavor, and a long pure finish. Drink it over the next 6-8 years.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2005 Old Vine Grenache
91+ Points Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2005 Grenache was aged for 15-18 months in seasoned oak. It offers up a brooding perfume of garrigue, black cherry, and black raspberry. Ripe and sweet, it cuts a broad path on the palate. There is structure well-concealed under the layers of fruit, enough that this full-flavored Grenache will evolve for 3-5 years. It will drink well through 2020.

Stonestreet
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
Peg Melnik, Press Democrat, CA Three Stars

Ripe and showy, with cassis, red cherry and toasty oak aromas and flavors. Good acidity. Varietally correct.

La Jota
2002 Anniversary Release Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon
96 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Classic Howell Mountain tannins, powerful and focused, but ripely sweet, frame opulent cherry, cassis, plum sauce and new oak flavors, and for all that, there’s a crisp edge of acidity that makes everything clean and bright. Drink now through 2012.

Hartford Court
2005 Arrendell Vineyard Pinot Noir
95 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

This is a very serious Pinot Noir, one that will benefit from cellaring despite the drink-me-now deliciousness. It's not just the fruit, which is deeply satisfying in cherries, raspberries, sweet rhubarb pie, blood oranges and juicy pomegranates. It's the structure. Crisp acids and silky tannins create a near-perfect architecture. Elegant and sophisticated, this wine should develop additional complexities for at least six years, with proper cellaring.

La Jota
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
94 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

“Classic Napa Mountain Cab, intensely concentrated in fruit, richly tannic, and dry, and of course, such a wine needs and deserves the new oak they lavished on it. Flavors and structure perfectly balance, with massive cherry pie, cassis and mocha flavors meshing with sweetly ripe tannins and rich barrel notes of vanilla and char. This is a dramatic, complex young Cab that will hold for six years.”

Hartford Court
2005 Stone Côte Vineyard Chardonnay
94 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Bone dry, high acidity, minerally and stony like granite, with the essence of Meyer lemon and green pears, and leesy. Champagne-like doughiness. There's toasty oak in the background. Elegant and complex now, and should ride out the next decade. Cellar Selection.

Hartford Court
2004 Three Jacks Vineyard Chardonnay
94 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

This one's a prime example of how fat overripeness is yielding to a leaner balance and elegance. Not that there's anything austere about this luscious Chard, with its white apricot, citron, guava and mineral flavors. It's terrific wine and showcases Hartford Court at its best.

Tenuta di Arceno
2004 Arcanum I
93 Points Editor, Wine & Spirits 93 points Best Super Tuscan of the Year

Arceno is Jess Jackson’s estate in Chianti Classico, just north of Siena. Pierre Seillan blends several wines from the property: Arcanum I, which is focused on cabernet franc (59 percent) with cabernet sauvignon and merlot, is consistently the best. This wine glows in the glass, its aroma pure black currant, sweet and fresh. It has the class of finely grown cabernet franc with tannins that speak more of Tuscan earth than fruit. Robust in weight, yet silky smooth, this combines the best of the Old and New Worlds in a supple, luscious red wine. Probably best around ten years from the vintage, to serve with grilled baby lamb chops.

Hartford Court
2005 Hailey's Block Pinot Noir
93 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Showing the beautiful silkiness and delicacy that great Pinot should have, this one also combines immense power. The end result is an important wine of ageworthy proportions. Drinking it now rewards for the wealth of cherry, raspberry, cola, cinnamon spice and oak flavors that are so delicious. But the wine has a fine balance that will allow it to age gracefully for at least six years.

Hartford Court
2005 Seascape Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Seascape is perhaps the winery's coldest vineyard, right in the path of the wind blast coming in off Bodega Bay. You can taste the Pacific chill in the high acidity that makes the fruit so pure and intense. The flavors, of Meyer lemons, lime zest and stony minerals, are bracing, and the finish is absolutely, thoroughly dry. This is a sommelier's dream of a Chardonnay.

Château Lassègue
2004 Lassègue
90 Points Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits Top 51 Exceptional 2004 Bordeaux 90 points

A french sommelier on our panel described the aroma of this wine as traditional, which is probably the best compliment winemaker Pierre Seillan and his American partner Jess Jackson could get. This is the second vintage of Lassegue since Jackson bought this property on a hillside adjacent to Pavie. It starts off with floral currant and blueberry scents; the fruit stands up to generous, satin-textured tannins and lasts right through the wine. The fine texture and lingering fruit is there, still fresh, a day later. Check on this eight to ten years from the vintage.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2005 Cadenzia GSM
89 Points Editor, Wine Spectator

Toasty, spicy character competes against ripe cherry fruit, bringing welcome tension to this earthy blend. The finish persists impressively. Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. Best after 2008.

La Crema
2005 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
89 Points Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits

Earthy mineral flavors and scents of gingery mead give this citrusy chardonnay plenty of grip. Serve it with roast monkfish wrapped in pancetta.

Edmeades
2005 Zinfandel Mendocino County
88 Points Editor, Wine Spectator

Values/California Red

Château Vignot
2004 Red Wine
88 Points Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits Top 51 Exceptional 2004 Bordeaux 88 points

Ripened to exotic scents of baked strawberries and beeswax, this is warm and bright. Fine cabernet franc (40 percent) melds with merlot in tannins that feel gentle and soft, to match roast duck with cherries.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2005 Single Vineyard Shiraz
88 Points Editor, Wine Spectator

Ripe and velvety, this plush-textured red has a leafy edge to its blackberry and licorice flavors, finishing strong. Drink now through 2013.

Tenuta di Arceno
2004 Chianti Classico Riserva
88 Points Editor, Wine & Spirits

This smooth wine has a peppery sangiovese rasp rounded by light, honeyed sweetness. It’s dark and juicy, with a lasting spice for roast lamb.

Tenuta di Arceno
2004 Arcanum II
88 Points Editor, Wine & Spirits

Richly extracted and polished to a sleek gloss, this is a generously textured wine. The fruit is ripened to raisin and prune, suggesting early enjoyment, suited to steak.

Kendall-Jackson
2005 Highland Estates Camelot Highlands Chardonnay
88 Points Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits

Deep golden in color and equally concentrated in flavor, this emphasizes barrel-aged tones of baking spice and toasted lees. It's rich and savory..

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2006 Single Vineyard Chardonnay
87 Points Editor, Wine Spectator

Lithe and silky, with toasty oak notes weaving through the modest nectarine and citrus flavors. Drink now through 2010.